Fasano, Carla (1942 - )

Summary

Carla Fasano was the first woman to be appointed professor at the University of Wollongong (1985). Her career commenced in physics and astrophysics research. She later specialised in teaching and researching educational policy processes and the applications of information technology to education.

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Chronology

1965 - 1974

Career position - Researcher at the University of Rome, the University of Geneva, the University of Madison (USA) and University College, London

1975 - 1985

Career position - Administration in the Center for Education Research and Innovation at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris

1985 - 2000

Career position - Professor of Education Policy and Information Technology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Wollongong

2000

Life event - Retired

2001 -

Career position - Emeritus Professor at the University of Wollongong

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Biographical cuttings on Dr Carla Fasano, first woman professor to be appointed at Wollongong University, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

• McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

• 'Fasano, Carla (1942-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-600377. Details

See also

• Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details